Access Now defends and extends the digital rights of people and communities at risk.
By combining direct technical support, strategic advocacy, grassroots grantmaking, and convenings such as RightsCon, we fight for human rights in the digital age.
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2026 EFF Award winners: Access Now, 7amleh, DeFlock, New Media Rights
A Flock of problems with mass surveillance
Ignore human rights risks, face the consequences: Telenor under investigation for crimes against humanity in Myanmar
For years, Access Now and civil society have raised the alarm over Telenor’s hasty and irresponsible departure from Myanmar and the potential human rights abuses should Telenor sell its Myanmar enterprise to the military-linked M1 Group.
Mi Privacidad es mi Voto: Fortaleciendo la integridad informativa en América Latina
Sound of the silenced: voices from the connectivity crisis
Apple threat notifications and spyware: what everyone should know
The EU must act now to protect privacy and encryption from Canada’s overreaching Bill C-22
Access Now, alongside several European civil society organisations, are urging Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, European Union commissioners, and members of the European Parliament to push for changes to Canada’s Bill-C22, the Lawful Access Act.
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Access Now is a global organization with team members across five continents, and presences in New York, San José (Costa Rica), Brussels, Berlin, Tunis, Delhi, Nairobi, and Manila.